NYC Office of Collective Bargaining
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First Name: Initial: Last Name: Suffix: Arbitrator Since:
Sidney Seligman 2015
 
Arbitration/Mediation Experience
Arbitrator and medicator of labor, employment and securities disputes.
 
Panels/Permanent Arbitrator
. American Arbitration Association, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, National Mediation Board, New Jersey State Board of Mediation, New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, New York City Office of Collective Bargaining, Pennsylvania Bureau of Mediation, Port Authority Employment Panel, New Hampshire Public Employee Labor Relations Board, Maine Board of Arbitration and Conciliation, FINRA.
 
Issues/Industries
Employee Discipline, Emloyee Benefits and General Issues of Contract Interpretation.

General Industry, Public Education and Healthcare
 
Work History
2015-Present. Rutgers University, School of Management and Labor Relations, 94 Rockefeller Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854. Instructor in Employment Law, Employee Benefits and Human Resources in Healthcare, Human Resources in Public Sector.

1998 to 2015. Saint Barnabas Health Care System, 95 Old Short Hills Road, West Orange, NJ 07052. Senior Vice President, Human Resources. Chief Human Resources Officer for nine-hospital integrated health care system

1989 to 1998. UPMC Health System, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Vice President, Human Resources. Chief Human Resources Officer for thirteen-hospital academic integrated health care system

1980 to 1989. The Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Counsel and Vice President, Human Resources. Chief Human Resources and Legal Officer for teaching hospital

1977 to 1980. Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, Bronx, NY 10461. Director of Labor Relations. Chief Labor Relations Officer for public teaching hospital

1975 to 1977 National Education Association, 325 John Knox Road, Tallahassee, FL. Field Representative.

1974 to 1975 American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Street NW, Washington, DC. International Union Representative.

1973 to 1974 United Auto Workers, Region 9, Cranford, NJ. Intern.

1971-1974 President, NJ Social Services Union, Local 2080. AFSCME, AFL-CIO.

1998 – 2015. Seton Hall University, 400 South Orange Avenue, South Orange, NJ 07079.
Taught Healthcare Law.
 
Education
Rutgers College
New Brunswick, NJ BA American Studies

Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ MSW Community Organization

Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ EdD/ABD Labor Studies Education

Rutgers Law School
Newark, NJ JD
 
Professional Affiliations
Rutgers University, Trustee 2013-2016
Jewish Vocational Services of MetroWest, President 2013-2016
School of Labor and Management Relations, Rutgers University, State Advisory Committee
TIAA-CREF—National Advisory Council Member
American Bar Association
Labor and Employment Relations Research Association



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